
Don't Read This Book Before Bed
Thrills, Chills, and Hauntingly True Stories
National Geographic Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 2017
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-4263-2842-8 (ISBN)
Description
Love to tell scary stories around the camp fire? Like to solve mysteries? Brave enough to hear the truth about some pretty freaky phenomena? Then cuddle up with this spooky spine-tingler, filled with delightfully frightful true stories of real-life monsters, doomed domains, menacing mysteries, strange disappearances, and so much more.
Meet ghosts, ghouls, and zombies. Go inside haunted houses, hidden graveyards, and deadly secret passages. The Fright-o-meter rates each story for its level of scariness. Full of thrills and chills, this book will have you sleeping with a nightlight for sure. Read if you dare, but don't say we didn't warn you!
Meet ghosts, ghouls, and zombies. Go inside haunted houses, hidden graveyards, and deadly secret passages. The Fright-o-meter rates each story for its level of scariness. Full of thrills and chills, this book will have you sleeping with a nightlight for sure. Read if you dare, but don't say we didn't warn you!
Reviews / Votes
"A compendium of paranormal doings, natural horrors, and eerie wonders worldwide and (in several senses) beyond...A rich source of terrors both real and manufactured, equally effective in broad daylight or beneath the bedcovers." -- Kirkus"VERDICT A good purchase for middle schoolers who like to indulge in the mysterious and creepier side of life." -- School Library Journal
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 to 10 years
Product notice
Library binding
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4263-2842-8 (9781426328428)
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Persons
ANNA CLAYBOURNE is the author of numerous books on the natural world for young readers, including the popular 100 series (100 Scariest Things on the Planet, 100 Most Awesome Things on the Planet, 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet, etc.), theUsborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of Planet Earth, Cheetah: Natural World Series, theSurvival Skills Handbook, and many more. Claybourne started her career as a trainee staff writer and later became a self-employed freelance writer and editor. She writes on almost any subject but specializes in science and nature, and has written many children's books on wild animals (especially predators), volcanoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.